Elizabeth Brater was born on April 12,1951 and is a Democratic former member of the Michigan Senate, who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2010, and served as the Assistant Minority Leader.
10 Facts About Elizabeth Brater
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Elizabeth Brater's district included the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
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Elizabeth Brater was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000.
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Elizabeth Brater moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1975, when her husband, Enoch Brater, took a job as an English professor at the University of Michigan.
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Elizabeth Brater then ran for mayor of Ann Arbor in April 1991, defeating two-term incumbent Republican mayor Gerald D Jernigan.
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Elizabeth Brater served in the House from 1995 to 2000, representing Michigan's 53rd district.
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Term limits prevented Elizabeth Brater from running for a fourth term.
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Elizabeth Brater was honored by the Michigan Sierra Club as its 1996 Environmentalist of the Year and by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Michigan as its 1998 Legislator of the Year.
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In November 2002, Elizabeth Brater won election to the Michigan Senate.
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Elizabeth Brater served as a member of the Governor's Land Use Leadership Council.